[UKbondraider]

Am looking for advice on must have TV shows.

Having read other posts here I have bought many shows which I would have not considered previously which I have thoroughly enjoyed e.g The Shield.

My current collection includes:

Sopranos
24
Dawsons Creek
Nip Tuck
The Shield
The Wire
Lost
Roswell
Alias
Dark Angel
One Tree Hill
Las Vegas


Am thinking of getting Deadwood
Will get prison break when it becomes cheaper.

Not sure whether to get Smallville and The West Wing.

Anything else you folks would consider a must have?

[Pezerinno]

House MD
Grey's Anatomy (not everyones cup of tea though)

[Singh400]

Charmed maybe? Sisters love it, I watch it for the hot babes :drool:

Stargate SG1 & Stargate Atlantis

[WildeKarde]

If you like scifi then something like Space: above and beyond might be ok - a lot of people alos recommend Firefly.

Also I quite like my Water Margin but I guess it's a bit of an aquired taste.

Myself personnaly may go for Brisco County Jr next (maybe some tinted specs involved) and see if it's how | remember it.

Guess it really depends on what type of show your into ...

[nero0410]

xfiles
buffy
angel
highlander
csi

Just a few to consider

tris

[dr_mabuse]

I always liked The Pretender (a bit corny and schmaltzy stroylines in places but there's always Miss Parker's ongoing leather fetish to compensate ).

Recently I got into Numb3rs also - although season 2 is much better than season 1 IMHO.

dr_m

[Steve.J.Davies]

House MD - oh yes indeedy, superb.

If you like the sherlock holmes structure then also consider

Monk

and

CSI Criminal Intent.

If you have read the Holmes novels then Monk has 'added value' with loads of references. Bloody good show as well IMV. Muder puzzle plus funny plus sad all wrapped up with aforesaid references and a lead actor who knows his business.
Beeb showed them at some odd times a while back which led me to get the first three R1 box sets.

[lubo]

Tru Calling
Wonderfalls
Crime Story (in the deep discount 2 for 1)
Veronica Mars
Band of Brothers
Millennium
Carnivale
Six Feet Under

[Crazy Snake Man]

oz
arrested development
scrubs
desp housewives

[RMCF]

I'd have to say:

Arrested Development
Curb Your Enthusiasm
The Office
Phoenix Nights
Northern Exposure
Extras
Scrubs
Fawlty Towers

[Max Payne]

The West Wing is simply brilliant

Very addictive though and you end up having to buy all 7 seasons (over 7,000 hours!!)

Make sure you start with season 1 and go from there.

Seasons 1-4 are the best of the lot imo -engrossing TV

[hornydragon]

4400 first series very good second a bit so so ~(but its cheap)
Spooks i like also and Hustle (but not bought the DVD)
BUT you have to get HOUSE MD its superb.

[domtheone]

CSI and another vote for House MD.

Best show on tv (freeview) at the mo

Awesome

Think I heard somewhere that S3 starts (US) soon Though not in this country yet

[Dellboy]

Another vote for The West Wing.

[DVD-Man]

Hmmm lots of choices, I'll recommend:-

Jonathan Creek
Everwood
Taken

Liam

[Battlestar]

No one mentioned New Battlestar Galactica?

[RMCF]

Originally Posted by Max Payne

The West Wing is simply brilliant

Very addictive though and you end up having to buy all 7 seasons (over 7,000 hours!!)

Think you may have got your maths wrong there!!

But agree that it is a great show. Very well written compared to a lot of rubbish out there.

[Mark_a]

Xena: Warrior Princess.

Takes a while to get into as week on week you're not sure if it's drama, camp comedy or something else (though I think that actually one of the series' plus points, myself). Innovative stuff as it even included two full musical episodes where the cast all burst into song, and was way before Buffy did something similar. And any programme where the lead is a babe in a skimpy leather outfit can't possibly be bad. Even managed to get an episode banned for a while. Lots of punch-ups and action adventure and clever story telling. Too easily dismissed by the great British public as it was always treated by the stations that aired it as kid's programme and censored accordingly, but the DVDs (especially the R1 version) are largely intact so all the beheadings, limb removals, and odd deity molestations are still there. Worth a try out I'd suggest.

The only thing to look out for is the UK R2 DVD set of season one in not in the correct running order as the bozo who did the authoring didn't put a zero in front of the episodes so you get 1, 11, 12, 13 etc. And Universal have never seen fit to re-issue it in the correct order. Getting the R1 sets are actually preferable because not only are they in the right order, and completely uncensored, but they even have many more extras that the UK R2 sets simply don't have.

Regards

Mark

[robyoung]

Another vote for House MD!

Also i would give Smallville a go, tehre are a few lame episodes but the overall story arc is excellent!

Scrubs is the best comedy about at the moment too IMO!

Rob

Sci-fi recommendations

Originally Posted by WildeKarde

If you like scifi then something like Space: above and beyond might be ok - a lot of people alos recommend Firefly.

I'll 2nd both of those great shows.

xfiles
buffy
angel

I'll 2nd them too!

but I'm forgetting the best scifi series EVER! BABYLON 5

Farscape
Battlestar Galactica (2004)

Drama
Oz
Band Of Brothers
Sleeper Cell (better than 24!)

Comedy

Titus (comedy series I'd forgotten How funny this really is! )
Family Guy
Game on

IF it ever get's released check out Shasta McNasty Aka Shasta

[spencer_uk]

West Wing is superb - well worth a watch. There is a lot of them and you have to keep concentrating. Very addictive.
Battlestar Galactica - best SciFi programme in years. Big-budget special effects laden. Seems like you are watching a movie.
Deadwood - just getting into it but is pretty darn good.
Spaced - one of the funniest comedies to grace our screens IMO.

WildeKarde, i'm a little slow I just got your name!

It is a reference from Space: Above & Beyond, the name of the 58th squadron, the wild cards

[krish]

so pags... did you purchase the complete Titus R1 from DDD on that BOGOF offer? Got mine through too, in good sealed condition.


Other comedy I'd recommend:
Curb Your Enthusiasm
Arrested Development
Entourage(Aus R2/R4 versions currently at CD WOW at list price of £16.99) - new HBO series, will be on ITV2 starting Sunday night)
Seinfeld of course
My Name Is Earl
The Office (USA)

[lovemunkey187]

Originally Posted by UKbondraider

Anything else you folks would consider a must have?

Ones I own and recommend:-
Farscape
Firefly
Babylon 5
Oz
Band Of Brothers
Angel
Buffy
Tru Calling(go for the R2 as this has the full season 1 and all 6(?) episodes of season 2)
American Gothic
Neverwhere(mini series)
Forbidden Love(Korean - if you like Buffy/Angel/The Matrix )
New Tricks

Ones I don't own but recommend(and will buy when I can afford them):-
House M.D.
Numb3rs
C.S.I.
Veronica Mars

Originally Posted by Dave-S

No one mentioned New Battlestar Galactica?

That's coz it's not very good.

[Steve.J.Davies]

Originally Posted by domtheone

CSI and another vote for House MD.

Best show on tv (freeview) at the mo

Awesome

Think I heard somewhere that S3 starts (US) soon Though not in this country yet

IIRC S3 Ep1 airs today in the states.

Plenty of House sites out there to give you clues before airing and write ups afterwards. But that would kinda spoil it for when it arrives in the UK.

[Cloysterpeteuk]

Seeing as no-one has mentioned them i'd go with Desperate Housewives and Bones, the latter is a drama about a forensic anthropologist who teams up with an FBI Agent (David Boreanz) to solve murders from the victims bones.

It's got a healthy dose of humour throughout which makes it one of my essential series atm. The DVD of the first season is out next month so go rent it and give it a chance.

[CLH]

No-one has mentioned the very very enjoyable:

JAG!

[Pack Dude]

Two excellent shows Dead Like Me and Boston Legal.

[Goooner]

Definitely Deadwood and West Wing, both superb. Especially the earlier seasons of West Wing.

Just started on season 1 of Medium tonight, which I'm really enjoying. Go for R1 for the extras and surprisingly enough it's Dolby Digital EX too.

Originally Posted by lovemunkey187

Ones I own and recommend:-
Farscape
Firefly
Babylon 5
Oz
Band Of Brothers
Angel
Buffy
Tru Calling(go for the R2 as this has the full season 1 and all 6(?) episodes of season 2)
American Gothic
Neverwhere(mini series)
Forbidden Love(Korean - if you like Buffy/Angel/The Matrix )New Tricks

Ones I don't own but recommend(and will buy when I can afford them):-
House M.D.
Numb3rs
C.S.I.
Veronica Mars





That's coz it's not very good.

Forbidden love? what's that about besides the obvious? is it supernatural/scifi? how many eps/seasons were made and does it have english subs?